Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-14
GENERAL MARKETS.
Eruduce and Provisions,

ST. LOUIS, MO-, Dec. 1S--Flour-Market is
easier at 81 20a4 .. Wheat opened weak, but
closing abort 1c below yesterday; No. red
cash S01ac; Decembe~ soc; January S03s0S05sc,
clio Il, 6 at 1850 nominal; May s40S5, closing at
Der ItG Al 475lo47Hc, closing s75lo asked; jsnnary
46A G465.c ,cl ,sing 452lc nominal Inlay 4S2l G49a
closing az 1919. OAts-MnIket lower; cash
at at s g. at WIKI e SfeadR at h s. 81
Provisions firn1. PoTk-Ne Sl4 so; lard S. 20
OTIS dry salted meats, boxed, shoulder
s. sear 9 RIBS So soa iH?s short sa clears $
8 90. Bacon, b Xed. shoulders Sc So long
clears, SIS so; clear ribs So so; short cleaVs,
S. 671z. Hams steady at $40 25al2 90. After
bid; january S9'lc bid; May $3.50 Corn lower
December 4615c; Janua y 451ac, nominal; May
453sc Oats stedy; May 3l5sc.
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. Is May pork opened
higher to-day on Change; the opening price
wa Sis 40, an advance of 1Oc over last n ght;
shorss were al xious bic ders at the start; IN
ten minutes sales were made at $40 d. after I
It nou1 was e discovered ed that the dema ID
was light; May fell bac5to SIS 30and was steady
al around at SIS aO0l5 32jz when the crowd
adjourn d to call room, then there was little
squirt buying of lard by two local operators,
lhe I'm IN, date e fleet of which was to firm 1t up
advanced to sl5. s71z and held pretty
steadily around that price. At
l2;30 the interest In pork and lard
large in voiume. Corn opened quiet an firm
| with shorts Principal huyers; May opened
$3.50 and shortly afterwasd sold to 54}5d54Hc,
after this some heavy selling began and prices
he'd STEADY at around 533l0S4c; trading was
not 80 large es during the greater part of last
| week. May wheat opened lower, the start was
| at s3kc for May against last. nights close
of S3Sc; fifteen m'nue5 later 1t was
| Eel Ing at s37S having been frmed up by
strength in corn. Then under influence heavy
sc ling 1t solo off to S3j4. A large amount Of
| wheat Ia the northwest which is pressing for
ward to MARI ct was the bubbear of the wheat
| market io-Gay. The lower cables increased
feeling of weakness, and the continued heavy
pTessins ,d influence se,, on other s marSe5s
May corn to tsHc and May pork 70 SIS S.
No :. January 75Gc; February 76a+e; march
| 1870; Nav s21zc. Corn, No 2-Oecem Der AK );
January 4sc, February 1910: May 532ze., Mess
sl4 tx: Maysi5 Is. LARD. January 81 AZ; Feb,
rusry 81 671l; March 81 671s; May 81 IS. Short
ribs - January s. Dix; February 81 *;
G aaJon quotations We to May roSr g
nominally u changed and steady. Wheat-No.
| 2. red. &c. No. corn 4s15@4s14c- Meas p TX
per barrel sl4 to0l4 % Lard per leo pounds
sailed shoulders, boxed, s. soa5 3d. Short clear
sides boxed. 81 9Oa7 IS.
NEW YORK, Dec. l3.-Coffee-spot fair; Rio
| higher and firm; SAFES $3.50 bags. December
| 10 SgGl6 20; January 10 GOALS 50: February
! Is 50Gl5 rs; March Is 2a6l5 10: Apr |
Is 2n6i5 So; May I5 t5al5 Is; June
15009I' As; July II s06l5 Is; August IA 80
| ala s5; September il l5G a SO; Octooer Il 05 /;
Novembe' 10 40d15 20; December tls:S) l3 95g
| IA AZ. Sugar quiet: Muscovado 3-lGc; refining
! quoted Ssc; refined quiet ana firm; CONNECTION
| er's 60 61c; standard So d6 69c.
NEW OsLEANs, La. Dec. 13.-Corn-Dull and
! droo,ing; mixed 6266ic; viii 63c; yellow 63G
64c. Cotee--Easie,; rio 16H9l9kc. Sugar
Quiet; centYifugals, choice white 61-I6c; Of
! white 521c. Osher articles uuchangea.